Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-16
MINES n SHELTERS.

MINES AND SHELTERS.
: Development and Improvements NOW
Being Made in Them.
The different mines and shelters, in and
around Butte are all working to their full
n capacity excepting the Anaconda and st.
Lawrence.
A visit was made to the Parrot mine
Saturday. Superintendent libby being
: absent, Assistant Superintendent Kelley
was found in charge. This mine is now
being worked on the 43O loot level, and
the main shaft is being sunk al additional
i. 200 feet, of this $50 feet is already finished,
/, and so fast as the shifts can drive the
shaft down it is being driven. The lode
will be struck at a depth of $50 ieet, a Dout
May first, by q cross cut. The levels are all
producing good ore at present, during the
past month $500 tons were shipped to the
smelter for treatment. The product OF the
mine at present is 275 tons per day, and
there are 1875 mon on the payroll.
The Ramsdel Parrot: The owners have
lately sunk the shalt an additional 100
feet, which makes the shaft down to a
depth OF 400 feet. During the past week
the crosscut was completed to the lode
where q good body OF ore was found. Work
men are now driving the drifts east and
west. The ore from the upper levels is be-
ing sent to the Butte Reduction Works for
treatment.
The Wild Bill is now being put in proper
shape. The shaft is being thoroughly re-
timbered and cleaned out, and it is expect
ed that men will soon be put to stopping
again.
The Posen: This mine was lately leased
by Williams T. Co. from VIM. j. Mcnamara
4 Co., and 10 situated south of the Pacific.
The shaft will be sunk an additional rs
feet, and the drifts on the 100 foot level
will also be driven. A full force of nen
will be put to work ut once developing.
The Curry, which is situated south OF
the Pacific mine. was during the past week
leased by Brown & Co., who will sink the
shaft from it's present depth, rs feet, to a
depth Of 200 feet. In the spring they ex-
poet to put q whim on the shaft, and do
good work.
Tho Moulton il producing it's regular /
quota OF ore. Last Saturday Superlnteud-
ent Joe Clark gave orders to try the safety
clutches OF the cages. Experiments showed
that the cage did not drop two inches after
letting the rope slack. The experiments
we're very satisfactory to the management. /
Tho Silver Safe, which is leased by Dan
Mulcaire, is now producing some very high
grade ore. Forty men are steadily stopping. |
Tho ore is being shipped to the Moulton
mill for treatment. Mr.. Mulcaire has a
good thing in the lease of the Silver Safe.
The Hope mine, situated in upp Mis-
soula gulcb, is making a very creditable
pAnnRl aYp,dAn Tho nr1n ~ 80 g g |
Gates. 1t is said that the company cleared
$1,000 last month, and will do better this
month. A large body OF 100 ounce ore
was discovered in the 15O-foot stop. There
are at present thirty-two men at work in
the mine.
The Star. which is one OF the group of
mines b-longinf to the Alice company, is
producing 10 tons per day of fine 60 ounce
ore, which also runs SIS in gold. Fifteen
men are now ut work stopping. The order
has been given to put on additional men.
The Alice and Magma Charta are daily
producing penty OF ore to keep the 80
stamps OF the company grinding steadily
the same.
Thu Boston is now being developed by
the Alice company. and good results are
expected from the mine by the owners. {
The Poser, Black Rock, Elm Orlu and
group of mines lying east OF Walkerville are {
I'LL working and producing ore in good pay {
ing quantities. t
VAUDEVILLE MINES. n
The West Colusa: No work is being done
ut this mine hut development at present.
. drift is being driven from the 400 foot c
evel to the L~iquidator mine. The same n
done on the 26O foot level. The pay 8
streak is left on the hanging wall ready to "
,e taken down as soon as the smelter 6
up again. Supt. Hank Pickering 8
'ays he has only twenty-three men working "
n tie mine, all driving drifts. t
The Matte: This mine has been shipping r
light cars of high grade ore per day to the t,
Anaconda smell er lately. In the mines be- a
to the Chambers syndicate work is h
suspended, but it is expected 81
hat as soon as coala arrives at the smelter II
York will be pushed forward again with n
igor. 81
Upton's Mountain Chief: Preparations tt
re being made to sink the shaft. A new vi
DIST h as been here put up and a new GAL W
frame erected, and it is expected that al
cry soon the order will be given to sink. m
he slopes on the 800 foot level are all 10
boxing well and ore is being constantly ii
hipped to the Liquidator mill, the first as
lass ore being shipped east. At present a
here are twenty men employed i'll stopping di
nd timbering the shaft. tn
sMELrERs AND MILLS. "
At the Butte Reduction Works every. by
hing wass found running at full blast, tie ia
rye blast furnaces working splendid. nj
n all sides could be seen large heaps Of ha
re, the product OF the smaller mines in l
nd around Butte. an
The Parrot smeltpr: A visit was made lie
the large new blast smelter which was La
and built by Manager Gaylord OF
Id Superintendent Shoemaker for the be
Company. The new large furnace an
as found to be working in full blast, and
orking beyond the most %sangnine
pectations of the designers, who fsel Just .
proud of their large furnace, for which l
ey have applied to the government for a on
125 tons OF ore is daily smeIted nc
tn ease, Inc it is said that several more an
rnaces on the same plan will be erected in age
away with the old reverbratory OF
rnaces. un
The Alice mill: President Walker Of the las
ice Company, w. 8. Dunno, one of the do
stockholders of the company res
d Superintendent w. E.. Hall, were in oul
nsultation during the last week. After a wv
orough examination OF the mine and AM
lis. it was decided that. three new roast ga,
furnaces should be built at once. 1t dea
9 decided to add two new forty-three pes
h choridizinp furnaces in the sixtv sta mn hea
and one in the twenty STAMP mill. bio
ey will be OF the White & Howell pattern ros
all kindly showed THEMIN- swe
reporter the assays which had been made teei
this pulp, which showed a steady increase w
three per cent. from December 1st, 1886. Will
the present date. This accounts for the the
reased production and shipment OF SAD
lion during the above neriod from the ask
re mines. to